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Re: A "Quiet Visit" To Tupelo --> December 1970 !

Fri Feb 08, 2013 5:27 am

gigitmd wrote:I wonder why Priscilla is wearing a wig?

Because it makes her look especially attractive.

Re: A "Quiet Visit" To Tupelo --> December 1970 !

Fri Feb 08, 2013 9:06 am

Thanks, and to everyone who chipped in.

A most fascinating time period. It's at times like this that I wish I'd devoted myself to psychology.

rjm

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Re: A "Quiet Visit" To Tupelo --> December 1970 !

Fri Feb 08, 2013 9:34 am

Fascinating that EP was already thinking of using, recording and releasing "The Impossible Dream" as early as December 1970.

I wonder if it in any way ties in with his "I was a dreamer" speech so beautifully delivered just a short time later?

Re: A "Quiet Visit" To Tupelo --> December 1970 !

Fri Feb 08, 2013 12:21 pm

George Smith wrote:Fascinating that EP was already thinking of using, recording and releasing "The Impossible Dream" as early as December 1970.

I wonder if it in any way ties in with his "I was a dreamer" speech so beautifully delivered just a short time later?

Maybe it even ties into "If I Can Dream," although Elvis did not bring it to life in his '70s concerts.

Re: A "Quiet Visit" To Tupelo --> December 1970 !

Fri Feb 08, 2013 3:01 pm

Excellent post and some images new to me. Thank you. As has been mentioned earlier, Elvis, considering he wasn't working, did more weird and wonderful things in the few weeks around Christmas 1970 than most people do in a lifetime.

Re: A "Quiet Visit" To Tupelo --> December 1970 !

Fri Feb 08, 2013 3:46 pm

That 701229-Tupelo-02.jpg image posted by Brian is a new one on me, does anyone have it in a bigger size please?

Re: A "Quiet Visit" To Tupelo --> December 1970 !

Fri Feb 08, 2013 6:24 pm

drjohncarpenter wrote:

gigitmd wrote:I wonder why Priscilla is wearing a wig?

Because it makes her look especially attractive.

And she really, really looks stunning in the picture.

Re: A "Quiet Visit" To Tupelo --> December 1970 !

Fri Feb 08, 2013 6:28 pm

Have met Guy Harris whilst in Tupelo and he is a very nice person, always has time for the Elvis fans visiting the Birthplace. Wonder if Elvis visited the overlook to look down on his birthplace where BMG have since placed the marker. There are plans for two new statues to be placed at the overlook once funds have been raised, one of Elvis the boy sitting on a milk crate and one of Elvis the Entertainer.

Re: A "Quiet Visit" To Tupelo --> December 1970 !

Fri Feb 08, 2013 7:16 pm

There did seem to be a cause and effect relationship between the assassination/kidnap threat and the paternity suit, and Elvis' all-in enthusiasm for all things law enforcement. Are there any photos of Elvis with badges, guns or blue lights, taken prior to late 1970?

Re: A "Quiet Visit" To Tupelo --> December 1970 !

Tue Feb 12, 2013 4:11 am

Delboy wrote:Excellent post and some images new to me. Thank you. As has been mentioned earlier, Elvis, considering he wasn't working, did more weird and wonderful things in the few weeks around Christmas 1970 than most people do in a lifetime.

My pleasure.

I agree with elvisjock that stresses in 1970 (ongoing marriage issues, August threat, November paternity suit) were a major factor in his intense interest in law enforcement and collecting of official badges, weaponry and karate.

Re: A "Quiet Visit" To Tupelo --> December 1970 !

Tue Feb 12, 2013 5:27 pm

Agreed. Great pics, Doc!

Re: A "Quiet Visit" To Tupelo --> December 1970 !

Tue Feb 12, 2013 9:29 pm

KHoots wrote:Agreed. Great pics, Doc!

Thanks!

Re: A "Quiet Visit" To Tupelo --> December 1970 !

Tue Aug 27, 2013 1:49 pm

It's always cool to see as many shots from one day as possible, so here's one more addition for this particular visit.Someone's selling it (along with two other shots from the same time period, including a new-to-me New Years Eve shot) on ebay with a really "realistic" price.